Bishkek vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$376	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	51	13
🏙️ Population	1.15M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7801st ($710 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6133rd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kabul

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	Bishkek	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$1452

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487